Kenan Malik is a writer, lecturer and broadcaster. He is a presenter of Analysis of BBC Radio 4, and a panellist on The Moral Maze. He has taught at universities in Britain, Europe, Australia and the USA, presented many TV documentaries and writes regularly for newspapers across the world including the New York Times, the Guardian, Guteborgs-Posten and the Australian. His books include The Meaning of Race, Man, Beast and Zombie, Strange Fruit: Why Both Sides are Wrong in the Race Debate and The Quest for a Moral Compass.
A gripping account of how we went from burning books to bombs on
buses. The Rushdie Affair has shaped all our lives. This book shows
us how.
*Hanif Kureishi*
A thorough and highly readable history of the politics of the
Rushdie affair and an important intervention in the current debate
on freedom of expression.
*Monica Ali*
A riveting political history of contemporary Britain... Impeccably
researched, brimming with detail, yet razor-sharp in its
argument.
*Independent*
Few writers have untangled the paradoxes and unintended
consequences of political Islam as deftly as Malik
*Washington Post*
Enthralling
*Observer*
An admirable piece of reportage... subtle and intelligent
*Scotsman*
Seldom can a book have had a more searing relevance to contemporary
events
*New Humanist*
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